Boniface is pictured above (red vest) during the final of the men's 10,000m at the
2005 World Championships in Helsinki. Kiprop finished just outside the medals in
fourth place, as indeed he did at the previous years Olympics, in a seasons best time
of 27:10.98. Kenenisa Bekele (262) won the gold, Sileshi Sihine (274) the silver and
Moses Mosop (the athlete behind Boniface) the bronze.
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Men's 10,000m. Final.
2005 World Athletics Championships.
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| 1. Kenenisa BEKELE |
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ETH |
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27: 08.33 |
| 2. Sileshi SIHINE |
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ETH |
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27: 08.87 |
| 3. Moses MOSOP |
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KEN |
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27: 08.96 |
| 4. Boniface KIPROP |
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UGA |
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27: 10.98 |
| 5. Martin Irungu MATHATHI |
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KEN |
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27: 12.51 |
| 6. Zersenay TADESSE |
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ERI |
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27: 12.82 |
| 7. Adebe Dinkesa NEGERA |
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ETH |
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27: 13.09 |
| 8. Abderrah GOUMRI |
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MAR |
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27: 14.64 |
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Boniface is pictured above crossing the line in fourth place in the
10,000 metres at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
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Men's 10, 000m.
Final. Olympic Games 2004.
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| 1. Kenenisa Bekele |
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ETH |
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27: 05.10 OR |
| 2. Sileshi Sihine |
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ETH |
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27: 09.39 |
| 3. Zersenay Tadesse |
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ERI |
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27: 22.57 |
| 4. Boniface Kiprop |
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UGA |
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27: 25.48 |
| 5. Haile Gebrselassie |
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ETH |
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27: 27.70 |
| 6. John Cheruiyot Korir |
|
KEN |
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27: 41.91 |
| 7. Moses Mosop |
|
KEN |
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27: 46.61 |
| 8. Ismail Sghyr |
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FRA |
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27: 57.09 |
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ANNUAL PROGRESS 10,000 Metres.
2008 27:19.26 Hengelo 24 MAY
2007 28:05.66 Alger 19 JUL
2006 26:41.95 Bruxelles 25 AUG
2005 26:39.77 Bruxelles 26 AUG
2004 27:04.00 Bruxelles 3 SEP
2003 27:15.88 Bruxelles 5 SEP
2002 28:47.1 1 JAN
2001 28:45.76 Réduit 16 AUG
PERSONAL BEST PERFORMANCES.
3,000 Metres 7:36.95 London 26 JUL 2008
5,000 Metres 12:57.11 Stockholm 25 JUL 2006
10,000 Metres 26:39.77 Bruxelles 26 AUG 2005
10 Kilometres 27:58 Manchester 21 MAY 2006
In August 2004 he set a new 10,000 metres World Junior Record, 27:04.00 at the
Memorial Van Damme meeting in Brussels. The record was broken by
Samuel Wanjiru at the same meeting the next year.